Legally Yours. Wal-Mart Settles For Selling Fendi Fakes. Second City Style Fashion Blog

Apparently, street corners and eBay are not the only places to purchase fake designer bags. Italian fashion group Fendi S.R.L. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s Sam’s Club warehouse division settled a dispute over allegations that Sam’s Club was selling counterfeit Fendi bags and leather goods in its stores in five states. The companies said Sam’s Club …

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Guest Post. Unsung Sings Indie Designer Praises. Second City Style Fashion Blog

By Grace Wang, Co-Founder/Owner of Unsung By now you must have heard about the recent closings of independent online boutiques Girlshop and Mighty Flirt (as reported by Second City Style). Unsung wishes to commend both for being trailblazers in the industry. For bringing emerging designers to the fashionably wretched and bored. For putting independent designers …

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Industry. Net-a-porter Pushes Ahead. Revenue up Almost 75%. Second City Style Fashion Blog

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Anna Sui Kissing Leaves Bow top $334 from Net-a-porter

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3.1 Phillip Lim Rosette Tank Dress $445 from Net-a-porter

Kate Corcoran reports for WWD that Net-a-porter’s revenues keeping going up: almost 75%. After almost seven years as one of the premier online retailers this is more than a bit of good news for the purveyor of luxury goods. Perhaps it will send a message to retailers that haven’t faired as well, like Gap, whose recent showings weren’t as inspiring. The message: stick with what you know. Net-a-porter knows designer style and the Gap is the place for khakis and t-shirts. Not rocket science.– Joanne Molina for Second City Style

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